League

DODI Park
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudio Onofre kicked off to start the match. Rodrigo Bortzaioriz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Magalhães's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Emanuel Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Rodrigo Bortzaioriz managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Falcons B FC's Raul Magalhães fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Raul Magalhãess short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Rodrigo Bortzaioriz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Díaz FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Bortzaioriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Bortzaioriz made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Raul Magalhães sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute Claudio Onofre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atilla Bintuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Curtis Yeager received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Rodrigo Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Raul Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Falcons B FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Magalhães couldn't finish the play. If Emanuel Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Díaz FC's Rodrigo Bortzaioriz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Díaz FC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raul Magalhães in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Bortzaioriz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Falcons B FC's Atilla Bintuğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Falcons B FC from getting a goal against them. In the 53rdth minute of the game Raul Magalhães who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Díaz FC's Rodrigo Bortzaioriz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Díaz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Barna came free, but Rodrigo Bortzaioriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Bortzaioriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Magalhães in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Falcons B FC's Raul Magalhães sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Bortzaioriz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Raul Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rodrigo Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, Falcons B FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matej Kudlak to maneuver through the defense. If Isaac Checa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atilla Bintuğ was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Reynaldo Gelmiro. Sixto Domiku recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 81 minutes, Emanuel Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Falcons B FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Raul Magalhães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Bortzaioriz was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Eriberto Gaitano's late challenge caught a Falcons B FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eriberto Gaitano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Díaz FC's Eriberto Gaitano got a free kick in the 87th minute. If Raul Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Falcons B FC's Curtis Yeager got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Falcons B FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.